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February 9. — Cornish ville, Maine. — Bright northern lights from 7 to 10 

 p. m. 



February 9. — North Littleton, New Hampshire. — Aurora, diffused light; 

 dark clouds accompanying; brightness moderate; general appearance at 

 9 p. m. 



February 9. — North Barnstead, New Hampshire. — Aurora very brilliant at 

 9 p. m. 



February 9. — Baldwinsville, Massachusetts. — Aurora, faint arch, with a 

 few beams. 



February 9. — Sandwich, Massachusetts. — A simple blush of light behind 

 stratus cloud. 



February 9. — Westfield, Massachusetts. — Aurora in the evening, not 

 bright. 



February 9. — South Hartford, New York. — Aurora brilliant in the north 

 and northeast; arch formed, dark cloud below. 



February 9. — Passaic Valley, New Jersey. — Aurora, 4th class, a single 

 arch, breadth on the horizon about 68 degrees, height about 9 degrees. Ob- 

 served it from T.IO to 10.20 p. m. It did not appear to vary in position, and 

 was most luminous about ^20. Did not observe any dark segment under 

 the arch. 



February 9. — Progress, New Jersey. — Aurora at 10 p. m., arch low. 



February 9. — Silver Spring, Pennsylvania. — Faint glow in the north at 

 9 p. m, 



February 9. — Tioga, Pennsylvania. — Aurora from 1 to 10 p. m. 



February 9. — New Castle, Indiana. — Very faint aurora from 8| to 9 p. m.; 

 height five degrees. 



February 9. — Winnebago, Illinois. — Aurora through the evening, light 

 diffuse, with well-defiued arch below; scale of brightness from 2 to 3, va- 

 riable; brightest period observed 1.15, 



February 9. — Pekin, Illinois. — Slight white northern lights at 9 p. m. about 

 ten degrees high, sixty degrees wide; at 11^ P- ni- about the same as at 

 9 p. m. 



February 9 — Embarrass, Wisconsin. — Aurora at 4 a.m. and in the evening. 



February 9. — Iowa Falls, Iowa. — Deep red northern light from 6 to 9 p. ra., 

 with a dark cloud along the horizon, the light extending about fifteen degrees 

 in height, and forty degrees in length. 



February 9. — Dubuque, Iowa. — Faint aurora at 9 p. m. 



February 9. — Pleasant Plain, Iowa. — Small aurora at 9 p. m. • 



February 10. — Steuben, Maine. — Streamers from horizon half way up to 

 the north star at 8 p. m.; at 9 p. m. only a pale light, one-fourth up to the 

 north star. 



February 10. — Cornishville, Maine. — Bright northern lights, from 8 to 



9 p. m. 



February 10. — North Barnstead, New Hampshire. — In the evening aurora 

 very brilliant. 



February 10. — North Littleton, New Hampshire. — Aurora low down in the 

 north, dark clouds accompanying; brightness moderate; general appearance 

 at 9 p. m. 



February 10. — Brandon, Vermont. — At 8.30 p, m. light about ten degrees 

 high, with some bright rays, but soon faded. 



February 10. — South Hartford, New York. — Aurora, this evening, has lost 

 its brightness since last night; no arch. 



February 10. — Silver Spring, Pennsylvania. — Bright glow in the north at 



10 p. m.; no arch observed. 



February 10. — Tioga, Pennsylvania. — Aurora from 9 to 10 p. m. 



